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    October 9, 1869.] THE TOM AH A WK. 16 9

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    THE JVATIOJV.

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    $lo« $&—ffllx* pufy, t^e doctor* 1. Mr. ...

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    October 9, 1869.] The Tom Ah A Wk. 16 9

    October 9 , 1869 . ] THE TOM AH A WK . 16 9

    The Jvatiojv.

    THE JVATIOJV .

    $Lo« $&—Ffllx* Pufy, T^E Doctor* 1. Mr. ...

    $ lo « $ &—ffllx * pufy , t ^ e doctor * 1 . Mr . John Pulp , or " Jack Pulp , " as he was more familiarlycalled arrangement , was a medical of Providenc student e , medical at the time students when , were by some universall mysterious y regarded as the types of everything that was loose and dissolute . They invj were nvxv / of the iuc 111 men ^ . 11 about auvsui town iuvvii of ui the uic period u & iiuua . They xucjr had iiau the nib

    market reputation , of haunting stealing the door night -knockers -houses , , of upsetting fighting in coffee the -stalls Hay- , of shouting through the streets at night , and bonneting policemanner men , and which generall is generall of behaving y supposed in that amusing as representing and adventurous what is fallen called mantles the " fast soon mantles life became . " of Upon the in their young their shoulders bloods possession of would the of past appear a very . Onl to ragged y have , the and their buvii beerstained quarrels uai 1 with » v iLii and small aiiici sawdusty i 4 swords condition and ci pistols . Instead they txiu went of uii settling in 111 for

    uv * x ^ r .. fcj vv v / x *_ xo ^ xxvx , Lyxouvyx * 3 , a y w l iux were " the noble furnished art of with self-defence gin and , " beer blud , instead geoning of . Their champagne festivities or James burgund ' hells y , and , they instead were satisfied of habituating with the Crockford humble 's skittle and the alleys St . of the Borough and the Whitechapel road . They were too—the medical of the advanced students fashion of this period of the — to a in certain the matter extent , of the costume leaders . geous gyvuo the The medical very wavau cravat low student cixxu and hat large 10 and . 1 ^ at v * - roug j that patterned ^ u- t lv h < xaiv coat ^ u . trouser u and ^ uj ^ bri a ^ , was ncta ght arentl the waistcoat lu ^ dress u . iv ^ oo for ivx and which vvxixv gor 'Xi

    A general recklessness of manner period and was conduct app , a y perpetual distinguished con- . demands dition of being his landlad " hard -up and , " a creditors daring , facility which developed in evading itself the into nished upon a comp largel , and lete y with a system habit pleasantl of of " always breking y delivered speaking " everyone anathemas in who a language , had constituted a claim garin Jack everyone Pulp ' , at inion this time his most was walking prominent one characteristics of the large Boroug . h leading hospitals spirit , —and of soon this became peculiar / uiiiti one society juuiV of the ^ i leading Pulpdre js ** sp r irits { , if not hi the hl

    xwautiig the respectable northern oj ^ rij . ik old , , v squares / gentleman l Lino ^ . He , living had in made a . quiet x what mjp - » mansio money & |» v was c n in a he * xxigxiAjr one g of y pride living upon and his in trade hope , — and more his especiall only son y Jack as he was was necessaril to be made y his a show " doctor n a . " predilection Jack , when for little this more profession than . a A n infant habit he , had had decidedl acquired y he at an could -earl catch y age , of and dissecting a pronounced mice and tendency any unfortunate to " treat" animal everybod UUU y Y 1 f VS or 1 whatever VV 1 AC *> IV * V V » X he XIV VSX or she dilV mi UliCAiW ght be ItSV * suffering * JU 1 XV 4 . lli ^ , together * Vo ^ ^ with ibi *

    a admi personal nistered fondness to him for had the convinced most nauseous Pul ph fibr ysi e c that that Pul might Jils be instalme would certainl nt to this make , parental his way hope in the , Jack medic p a Pulp l profession , as a . student p As an , was certainly the best did make hand at his skittles way . Of whilst all his at particular the same associates time he was he m the eeting most courageous fellow " spirits and , callo " he , us could at put an operation away more . li At quid a choice of an AlAtVAlWCbtlllg intoxicating the best character U 41 UXMVWWX h than VUWU could any CV 1 AJT tell other V the bMWl best man AXXCV » 4 . present JJiVQ ^ Uk ; ) he AXV" WvU could & U

    sing songs ; e hospital stories about describe " cases , " gh and astly give operations them the with most a comic humorous force turn that ; raised he could the loudest strength lau of a hter coalheaver . He knew and how the science to use of his a Cribb fists . too There , with was the no assaulted t a barm in the aid whole he had Borough n't kissed . In , or the hospital policem he an was he hadn atten ' - t tive WJL of The the l » , XAVv stead neighbourhood llVt y , a nd clev tlVUUt er . . and He A Out . 4 . W well was of *» U >> it he he christened VlUl was maintained ^ bWl the ^ U Spring at U . b the U an . 11 - earl V heeled . W 1 XJf y p IV e Vil J riod ack JLWV *

    " To see Borough him sitting Terror in the , " theatre of the hospital listening soubriquet with . rapt interest to the lecture of " Old Podder , " the celebrated have surgeon considered , who was him about the to extract very model a gentleman of a quiet ' s jaw and , you diligent would man student -butcher . To , who see him had just in the made early his morning matutinal bartering divisions with of the the remains disposing that of the had portions arrived to by the the students undertakers , according ' carts , and to the was more now thought or less advanced him the most state careful of their and dissecti thrifty ng powers of medical , you would aspirants have . To see him in his kindness to the patients to whom he was

    $Lo« $&—Ffllx* Pufy, T^E Doctor* 1. Mr. ...

    thetic deputed and to tender attend - , hearted you would of rising have thought doctors him . But the to most see sympa him in - b his ut social that he character was possessed , you would of have an uncontrollable formed no other , mischievous opinion , humorous , combative , reckless , maddening devil ! ir . " Turn him out ! Turn him out ! " roared Wl the audience Clt of

    . 1 . Ul 11 111 X 11 \ J UU - *> VIA XX X 1 XXXX V / CX % m m X . \ J € J ^ M . WXXV ULiiVrll W \_ SX the old Surrey Theatre in the midst of the performance , as a disturbance which had been going on in the " slips , " without from any interruption the portentous , for something row it suddenl like two evolved hours , to , now have appeared reached , " Turn him out ! Turn him out ! " cixi They longer had stood j A row being for two heard ii ^ ai hours \ jl hi in , and the niw sli oxip they boxes l / couldn uavj \ + ' t stan bod d it

    had any y xvxxgvx whispered . . x . at xuvv the commencem ^ ing ent , "It doesn p ' t matter * , every v v--x . y uuu It ' y s and only the the students medical always students were ! " allowed It was a a ni limit ghtly . occurrence They had , then how- , p ever iece been had met particularl with their y demonstrative displeasure , that and particular well they knew night . how The to express their who op if inion he hear . In a our hiss more directed modern it days be at ( when idiot a manager actor actor , who who , buffoon buffoons , s a a part r > art . rushes ruslies about about , and and may declares declares he he is is the the

    theatre victim , ) of , it an organized scarcely possible clique , to to destroy realize , the the grand reputation old rows of that the used of the audience take place insisted in our theatres publicly , when upon the their critical rights portion and pro after claimed night , their until objections the obnoxious , —not piece on was one driven night onl from y , but the , stage night . "Would we could do it now ! would \ How ixxv be many speedil bills changed \ with " triumphant successes" upon them

    together wj The uv students - at apvivviix an extravagant y y had ^ uaxxcv been > very Borough bad , however tavern , selected . They had account dined upon of the the beauty consumption of the waitress . They and had the drank absence many of glasses limit p laced hot toddy . They had adjourned to the favourite " public , " and had p after layed unlimited many and dinner exciting and games beer of and skittles hot — toddy and play and ing tobacco skittles , however c UV ertainl 1 LailXX further ^ y r not XXUb amusing assisted a « - *• sobering ^ UWX and in llXg exhilarating their process LJXV / VWJdi convivial . an When VV 11 entertainment V character * 11 the Ul ^ games gAXll ^ J in occasional ^ , how llU itself TVVV ever , is l ,

    disagreement are s , resulting in short but desperate fig by hts between the combatants players and , invariabl interceders y terminated , rolling for by a quarter everybod of an concerned hour in , largel the entertairihient s y awdust to their , and becomes reconciliation then all making the , the more friends exciting pronounced again character and , and drinking , of the an invers suggested e ratio a , visit all the to less the theatre soothing , it . was When not , therefore without , some J ack ques Pulp - tion tions as to encountered the uuutuibu appearance However xiuhuvvi the party presented the objections th huuo at the were vvtii sugges soon suuii

    gentlemen overc L 1 VJ . 1 was o me , , althoug < three tiv of h it whom < must . were be confessed in , , possession laj . v _ that < j uj v , v a of comp elegant any of black six elegantl eyes , four y sprinkled of whom wore with s battered awdust and hats , walked and all unsteadil of whom y , were did invitation not present on such the an art appearance of a as to to visit justify his any theatre very . pressing pmanager nr .

    commenced They had their gone , syste howe m of , and expressing had , imm disapproval ediately upon . They arriving had , groaned at the-villain , laughed at the lover , uttered cat-calls at poi the nted heroine out . absurdities They had to stamped one another , and infa danced loud , and tone yelled of — voice had , e nce laug stoo d ed it u proariousl good-h umouredl at each y . other To ' s a remarks certain . extent The audi they - Cll at shared * last XCL >* 31 « that VLlCfc the s the VllV tudents V cries * llVi ' expression \ of J * . " Turn •* U 144 , 14 him of op 4 \ out JUW inio ! i n Turn , but 14 . 111 him 111 it got out WMl so . ! " fierce from AiUllt contentsswelled louder than The officers of the

    the establishment " , " appeared . The students ever . stood upon their def offic ence ers . were A short beaten sharp back scuffle . Then and the fight students took place shouted , and their the triump their excite h in ment repeated , joined hurrah with th em . The audience actors , carried retired from away the by app stage eared . The . Another curtain was strugg dropped le , this . time The fiercer next instant , and more the despe police - rate . The students still stood their ground . Blows , sharp and

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  • Tomahawk (1867-1870), Oct. 9, 1869, page 169, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/t/issues/ttw_09101869/page/9/